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{{Infobox person
| name               = Ibn Khaldun
|image = Bust of Ibn Khaldun (Casbah of Bejaia, Algeria).jpg
|caption = Statue of Ibn Khaldun
| birth_name         = Abdul Rahman Ibn Khaldun
| birth_date         = 27 May 1332
| birth_place        = Tunis, Tunisia
| death_date         = 17 March 1406 (aged 73)
| death_place        = Cairo, Egypt
| known_for          = Being an influential Arab Thinker.
}}

'''Ibn Khaldun''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|b|ən|_|k|æ|l|ˈ|d|uː|n}}; {{lang-ar| أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي}}, {{transl|ar|DIN|''Abū Zayd ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Khaldūn al-Ḥaḍramī''}}; 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406) was an influential [[Arab]] thinker of the 14th century. His family were from [[Andalusia]]. Khaldun served the [[government]]s of the day in many ways. He was sometimes in prison. He lived in [[Marrakesh]] in [[Morocco]] for a time, and in [[Granada]]. Then he moved to [[Cairo]], where he was a [[judge]].

The most famous book Khaldun wrote is the '''''Kitāb al-ʻIbar''''' (Book of Lessons), a history of the world. The first part, '''''Muqaddimah''''' (Introduction) is often used alone. This book is often credited as inventing [[sociology]]. He also wrote his [[autobiography]].

Ibn Khaldun lived a life in search of stability and influence. He came from a family of scholars and politicians and he intended to live up to both expectations. He would succeed in the field of scholarship much more so than in any other field. He died on 17 March 1406, one month after his sixth selection for the office of the Maliki qadi (Judge).

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